US Plant Patent PP10609
Tuolumne
Peach tree `Tuolumne`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired June 5, 2017. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP10609
- Filed
- June 5, 1997
- Granted
- September 22, 1998
- Expires
- June 5, 2017
- Inventor
- ZAIGER CHRIS FLOYD; ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of peach tree (Prunus persica) with the following unique combination of features that are desirable in a new variety: 1. Vigorous, upright growth. 2. Regular and heavy production of fruit. 3. Relatively uniform size of fruit throughout tree. 4. Relatively even ripening of fruit throughout tree. 5. Firm, non-melting flesh that is suitable for mechanical pitters for stone removal. 6. Fruit that maintains good texture, shape and appearance after being canned. 7. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality, both fresh and after canning.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its large size, vigorous, upright growth and a regular and productive bearer of medium size, non-melting, yellow flesh, clingstone fruit, which after being canned, has the ability to maintain good shape, texture, and eating quality; this variety is further characterized by being relatively uniform in maturity and size throughout the tree and, in comparison to Andross Peach (non-patented), is more vigorous, has greater production of firmer, non-melting yellow flesh fruit, and is approximately 4 to 6 days later in maturity.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10609 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.